Loan Forgiveness:

 Please visit the links below for information regarding:


Canceling a Perkins Loan

If you have a loan from the Federal Perkins Loan Program, you might be eligible for loan cancellation for full-time teaching at a low-income school or teaching in certain subject areas. Find out more here. You can also qualify for deferment for these qualifying teaching services. Check with the school that made your Perkins Loan for more information.


Cancellation for Stafford Loans

If you received a Stafford Loan on or after October 1, 1998, and you teach full-time for five consecutive years in a low-income school, you might be eligible to have a portion of the loan cancelled. This applies to FFEL Stafford Loans, Direct Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans, and in some cases, Consolidation Loans.

Educational Improvement and Assistance
State Department of Education

http://www.doe.state.la.us/Lde/eia/2335.html


Teach Grant Program

The U.S. Department of Education’s Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant (TEACH Grant) Program provides funds to students who are completing or who plan to complete coursework that is required to begin a career in teaching, or to pursue graduate work. Click link to learn more information about the Teach Grant.

http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/TEACH.jsp